Kabul vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kabul	Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$504	$627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1114	$1568
🏠 One person rent	$211	$262
🏘️ Family rent	$298	$400
🍽️ Food expenses	$177	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.4	$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$146	$149
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	33	14
😀 Quality of life	26	27
🏙️ Population	5.33M	1.16M

The cost of living in Kabul is 20% less expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 8650th and 7757th ($504 vs $627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Afghanistan and Myanmar, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 0.2 months in Naypyidaw. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Naypyidaw ranked 3rd in Myanmar, while ranked 8929th and 8890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Naypyidaw

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	Kabul	Naypyidaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.18	$1.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$8.5	$14.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.85	$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.24	$1.08
☕ Cappuccino	$1.6	$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$126	$524
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$83.1	$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$223	$672
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$145	$261
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.7	$24.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.5	$37.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$88.2	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.73%	8.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$664	$1539
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$346	$737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.16	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.2	$10
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.58	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.28	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$8.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$4.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.58	$6.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$2.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.26	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.05	$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$2.37	$9.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.01	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.49	$1.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.2	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.3	$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.54	$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.1	$18.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.5	$38.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.8	$76.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$20.9	$376
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1302	$8641

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$456
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$381
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$447
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$438
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$447
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$321
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$394
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$468
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$373
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$373
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$493
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$371
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$496
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$734
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$446
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$470
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$391
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$737
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$773
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$280
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$350
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$473
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$306
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$393
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$253
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$379
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$382
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$359
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$335
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$278
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$344
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$303
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$440
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$339
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$309
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$401
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$313
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$396
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$332
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$469

Cities near Naypyidaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 86 mi	Taunggyi	$549
242 km or 150 mi	Mandalay	$555
244 km or 151 mi	Pai	$675
276 km or 171 mi	Bago	$610
277 km or 172 mi	Monywa	$534
317 km or 197 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
334 km or 207 mi	Yangon	$656
343 km or 213 mi	Sittwe	$583
359 km or 223 mi	Hpa-an	$601
370 km or 230 mi	Pathein	$721
384 km or 239 mi	Chiang Rai	$581
400 km or 249 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
474 km or 295 mi	Cox's Bazar	$321
530 km or 329 mi	Chittagong	$358
540 km or 336 mi	Jinghong	$591
546 km or 339 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
563 km or 350 mi	Aizawl	$435
598 km or 372 mi	Pu'er	$616
602 km or 374 mi	Imphal	$365
609 km or 378 mi	Lincang	$617
620 km or 385 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
625 km or 389 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
634 km or 394 mi	Myitkyina	$555
667 km or 414 mi	Vang Vieng	$1033
667 km or 415 mi	Baoshan	$617
675 km or 419 mi	Agartala	$342
681 km or 423 mi	Barisal	$321
698 km or 433 mi	Brahmanbaria	$329
708 km or 440 mi	Vientiane	$968
718 km or 446 mi	Sylhet	$327
722 km or 449 mi	Narayanganj	$348
723 km or 449 mi	Narsingdi	$357
737 km or 458 mi	Dhaka	$478
743 km or 462 mi	Udon Thani	$564
762 km or 474 mi	Khulna	$287
773 km or 480 mi	Dali	$596
777 km or 483 mi	Shillong	$336
784 km or 487 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
793 km or 493 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
799 km or 496 mi	Khon Kaen	$590